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‘No flexibility’ in budget
In the first week of July, Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science Kimberly Woodhouse was told her faculty was going to have to make cuts to its budget. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science Lynann Clapham said the budget was finalized in the fourth week of August, resulting in a $200,000 cut. Clapham said the faculty heads were not made aware of the budget cuts until the end of August.
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Peer counselling in the works
Starting in early November, long lines at Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS) will no longer keep students from getting counselling. The AMS-run Peer Support Centre will offer support and guidance in non-academic areas of student life. The centre will be based on the second floor of the JDUC in room 214 and students will be able to drop in, call or e-mail to set up an appointment.
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Preserving pieces of the past
The ink has faded in some areas, the paper looks a little uneven—especially on the edges—and it comes with the original seal, restored from its shattered state. The document that predates me by more than a century established Queen’s as a college to instruct students in “the various branches of Science Literature” in the Province of Upper Canada.
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Talking property standards with the housing minister
John Gerretsen, MPP for Kingston and the Islands and minister of municipal affairs and housing, said the province has given Ontario municipalities everything they need to improve the housing situation in places like the Queen’s student Ghetto.
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Police suggest more Ghetto patrols all year
After a particularly rowdy September, Insp. Brian Cookman said Kingston Police may have to look into adding additional officers to patrol the Ghetto all year. The Kingston Whig-Standard quoted police Chief Bill Closs suggesting the Ghetto might need up to 16 officers to patrol it all day, every day of the year.
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Electrical engineering loses $250,000 in cuts
The Faculty of Applied Science is encouraging faculty from the electrical and computer engineering department to leave voluntarily with financial compensation. The program was announced at the faculty board on Sept. 19. Dean of Applied Science Kimberly Woodhouse wouldn’t comment on the program or how it will work.
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100-plus Take Back the Night
Women and children literally took to the streets last Thursday to show their support for Take Back the Night. The event, which runs in cities across Canada, the U.S. and Europe on the last Thursday of every September, was organized locally by the Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK). Before the march, participants rallied in Confederation Basin Park, where SACK’s Public Education Coordinator Heather Lackner shared statistics about sexual and physical violence done to women and children.
